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An audio copy of WORDS OF RADIANCE came in for me 12 weeks sooner than scheduled. I‘ve been listening as much as possible so I can finish it in time to also squeeze in a holiday romance before Christmas, which meant it was time to break out the Mustang puzzle I‘d been saving for a special occasion. Now that I‘ve seen 50 years of Mustangs all in one place, I can confirm the ‘69 is 100% my fave. I only wish they‘d used the orange convertible here.

My 5 ⭐️ reads of 2024 (so far 😊) 4 of them are rereads but still 5 stars 🥰

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Another 1000+ pages - 48 hours on the audiobook - in to the Stormlight Archive, and I am loving every minute!
The fact that this world is so full, the characters so real, and the whole experience so accessible - it‘s just incredible.

Jasnah Kholin pretended to enjoy the party, giving no indication that she intended to have one of the guests killed.

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Such a good book in development of the characters and plot! It had its highs and revelations! And its lows and inner turmoil for the main characters. It even opened a lot of questions that I hope the next book in the series will answer.

I listened to the audiobook (49 hours), but sooo worth it! The two narrators do a superb job reading!

Reread complete! One of my very favorite books and just as good on reread. I‘ll continue my reread of the series with Oathbringer next month. 5⭐️

#doublespin done!

I haven't been posting on here as much because it's taking me a LOT longer to finish each book now that I've gotten into Brandon Sanderson. So here is an interlude (iykyk) of my little reading buddies. Mars Bars has taken up a new habit of taking this donut bed with her everywhere, even on our couch.
Winston refuses to sit next to her when she acts like this, so he curls up in a ball right under my feet.🤍

I loved book 1 so much that I bought book 2 right away...and the rest of this series (including pre-ordering book 5), the rest of Mistborn, the short stories and novellas of the Cosmere, Elantris, Warbreaker, Yumi...I feel so behind in the fandom and I just want to marathon read alllll of it like yesterday. 📚

A continuation of the Stormlight Archives following four to five main characters with occasional short entries of other character spread out in the book. There‘s so much going on in these books that it‘s hard to summarize… yet at the same time it feels like not much has happened either??🙈 I am enjoying reading these but the books are a huge commitment both time and memory wise. Magic, sword fighting, and adventure!

#SeriesLove2024

January 1 - December 31, 2024

I plan on continuing the Stormlight Archive series with book two. And read all 12 books in the Rake Review “monthly” series; romances by the Brazen Belles.

Today I wanted to read my reviews and rank The Stormlight Archives books in the order of the ones I enjoyed most to least.

Now don‘t get me wrong, I enjoyed all of them.
This is just a way for me to compile my thoughts into one place for easy access when book five comes out. So head to Wildwood Reads to see why I ranked each book the way I did and join the discussion.

https://wildwoodreads.com/2023/05/24/ranking-the-stormlight-archives/

This is one of my favorite books of all time. The story is amazing and it is a wonderful book for big fantasy readers. Brandon Sanderson takes you on a wild ride in the adventures in this awesome read. Filled with exciting events, characters, and dialogue you will not be disappointed. As Roshar struggles to survive its inner fighting, a new power is rising. The knights radiant must be born again to save the world of men.

Here is my finished 2022 Reading Bracket. My top read of the year was Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson. It was also the longest book I read at well over 1k pages. It was a great year of reading!

Thank you @chasjjlee for creating this great bracket!

I have been quite sick, and unable to pick up a book. (Which really sucks!). I am going to try and get into these two, and listen to some as well, hopefully while doing puzzles.

Anyone else felt so weak from being sick, that you couldn't pick up a book??

Happy New Year's Eve! 🎉🎉🎉 Is anyone doing anything fun? I'm spending the last day of the year enjoying some Sanderson awesomeness! 💕📚💕

My last wrap up of the year. I didn‘t read many books in December but I finished Words of Radiance. That‘s feels like a win to me. What did you read this month?

Check out my wrap up post: https://wildwoodreads.com/2022/12/30/december-2022-wrap-up/

I am catching up on #12Booksof2022 here are my first five months:
January: Razorblade Tears - a fantastic revenge thriller
February: Project Hail Mary - a fun sci-fi that‘s about friendship
March: The Firekeeper‘s Daughter - A dark YA thriller
April: The Bitter Twins - the 2nd book in an amazing yet lesser known epic fantasy trilogy
May: Words of Radiance - book 2 in the Stormlight Archive which I caught up on this year & my fav of the series

Taking pictures outside is all fun and games until it‘s 36 degrees out and everything is covered in frost. 😅

But the cold weather does make for cozy reading inside the house. I‘m hoping to finish Words of Radiance up in the next couple of days. Then I‘m going to jump right into Krampus. I love a spooky Christmas story.

What are you reading this week?

https://wildwoodreads.com/2022/12/19/a-reading-update-a-festive-cup-of-tea/

I love a good Christmas craft, especially when I can make it bookish. And this one was super easy. Plus, it‘s a fun way to incorporate your favorite book map into your Christmas decorations.

Instructions on how to make your own: https://wildwoodreads.com/2022/12/16/a-bookish-christmas-craft/

Who‘s your favorite Cosmere character?

I think mine is Shallan so far. I‘ve adored her from the first moment that I picked up The Way of Kings and that‘s carried over into Words of Radiance.

But I‘m sure my favorites will change the further I read into the Cosmere. That‘s why I decided to do a dedicated blog post. I wanted to document my favorites so far and see how they change the more I read.

It‘s that time of year again. Time for my bookish Christmas gift guide. So I thought I‘d give you a little sneak peek of one of the presents that I added. My husband got me a @bigblanketco blanket and it‘s literally the coziest thing ever. It‘s 10‘x10‘ and completely over the top. But I absolutely love it. I knew it would be perfect for this list. Because who wouldn‘t love reading a Christmas story under a 100 square foot blanket? 😂😂😂

I had intentions of taking a cute stack picture of my tbr. But I forgot to do that yesterday. And this morning was absolutely freezing. Everything had a thin layer of ice on it and the wind kept blowing everything around. So long story short. Play like I haven‘t shared these pictures before. 😂😂😂

Full tbr: https://wildwoodreads.com/2022/12/01/december-2022-tbr/

Happy Thanksgiving, Littens. Tonight I‘m thankful for family, friends, thick books, and cozy blankets. I‘m glad I‘m squeezing some time to read in before I succumb to a food coma. 😂

#wondrouswednesday

1. I am usually reading a couple books at the same time. Usually one on audiobook and one physical and sometimes a third on my Kindle.
2. Tagged is my current favorite of the year. I have bailed a few things this year, probably the most notable is The Atlas Six, which I bailed on twice…

What‘s on your November tbr? 🍁🍁🍁🍁

I still have a couple of spooky books that I want to read. Then I hope to dive back into The Stormlight Archives this month. *fingers crossed*

Full tbr: https://wildwoodreads.com/2022/11/01/november-2022-tbr/

I might finish one or two by the end of the month but they won‘t be my favorite. The Poison Song - end of a trilogy - was amazing but Words of Radiance is still my top read of the year so far.
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I didn‘t enjoy this quite as much as Way of Kings but it was still a great novel. I felt overwhelmed at times with the world building. Shallan also drove me insane during this book.

This was phenomenal. I enjoyed book 1, but like all epic fantasy book 1‘s, it was heavy on world building and introduction of characters, so it took a long time to get to the action. This is 1300 pages of action and amazing characters. This is a beautiful high fantasy world and this book is added to my favorite reads of all time. I am a full on Sanderson fan now! 5⭐️
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I did a little book shopping today. It feels like it‘s been forever since I set foot into a bookstore. I went in for Words of Radiance but I got distracted along the way.

I‘ve been wanting Deserter for awhile but I‘ve never heard of The Haunted Bookstore. Let me know in the comments if you‘ve read it. I‘d love to hear some reviews.

Nice impressed with my self 4 months to complte this on and off go me!!!!

Looking forward to reading edge dancer then onto book 3

Massive book it was and I did it and understood it better then first one but did prefer the first one way of kings not sure why yet need to process my thoughts 🤣.

Nice brew and carry on reading :) nice chilled day off.

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Part 2:
6) The Royal Holiday
7) The Survivors
8) Anna Karenina
9) The Snow Child
10) The Stormlight Archives (particularly Words of Radiance)

Runners Up: Before the Coffee Gets Cold, The Lazy Genius Way, Beartown, Amelia Unabridged, Address Unknown, & The Book of Will

See any of your favorites?

Even though, in my humble opinion, the series subsequently goes downhill, Words of Radiance is my June pick for #12booksof2021.

I'm still reading Rhythm of War and how I feel at the end of it will determine whether I continue with the series.

Words of Radiance, however, did what I love about Sanderson's books... it crescendo-ed! The action built and built and left me wanting more at the end.

Also, I like the pictures 😄

Love my kindle fire hd 8 that hubby got me got Xmas. Winner I can use borrow box now and kindle I can continuous read and reading ruler like phone app does. No more reading on phone ekkkk

Started this Saturday read Saturday and today managed 100 pages in 2 days nice 👍📖 100 pages of this book , 58 pages assassins apprentice on Saturday 2 chapters 20 minutes in court. Best put book down and go to bed.

Wow such pretty pages on first opening book

Wonderful sequel, just as compelling (if not more) than the first!

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I freaking loved The Way of Kings, but I loved this even more. This follows right after the first book. There was a lot of oh crap moments, some plot twists, humor, and just a lot of character growth. Soooo good. Pick this series up!!!
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I didn't rate the first 40% but once I got to know all the characters again, I can safely say that Words of Radiance was pretty epic. Some of the most complex lore-building I've come across in fantasy, lots of action, excellent illustrations and kept me on my toes 🌟🌟🌟🌟

Now for Oathbringer... 😀😁

Okay Part 2 of this book was even better!!! Action packed and I can‘t help but fall in love with all the characters! Everyone has their own storyline going and I can‘t wait to see where they all end up! 😬😬😬

Loved the story line and the character development was amazing! I couldn‘t put this down because the story was unfolding and finally was getting answers to my questions!!!

Trying to book selfie with my kitty and my Kindle 😁

Reading Words of Radiance. After all the time I spent rolling my eyes at Shallan's Dad-joke zingers, I really shouldn't have found a poop joke as laugh-out-loud funny as I did 😂😂

I had a productive reading month in May considering I‘d just started my job at that time but weekends were helpful and with the wonder that is audio books I was still doing at least a book a day. I‘m slowly making my way through the Stormlight Archive series and it is so good.
Some really good reads and some not so much, overall a great month though.

Fellow readers: does this one get better?

I'm nearly a third of the way through Words of Radiance and I'm still waiting for it to grab me. I liked (but didn't love) The Way of Kings so thought I'd carry on with the series.

It usually takes me a while to get into a fantasy world, but it doesn't seem to be capturing my imagination in the same way that, say, a Robin Hobb or George R.R. Martin book would.

I'll read on and see what happens!

Great reading month. I‘m starting to dive into the plays for the American Theatre Critics Association‘s award for a new play. I‘m on the committee that decides and I‘ve got one month to read the rest, so that will keep me busy in March.

The first book was filled with so much world building that it was hard to keep track of everyone. The second book was incredible because you‘re already fully immersed in the lives of all the characters and now they are finally interacting! I love Shallon‘s story. This book brings together so many of the plot lines that have been building. So many questions are answered. Now I can‘t wait to read the next one!